Christmas Candy

I've been making my Christmas candy the past few days. I really forgot over the past year how boring it is to sit and stir carmels over the hot stove, for an hour. I do however enjoy making it. I'm so glad for my mom's talents, and for teaching me how to be such a great cook. I remember at a young age my mom canning, but most of all making Christmas candy. She would sit on a bar stool and stir, and stir. It soon became a family tradition, when I got older, and we each had to take a 10 minute turn stirring. I also remember making mint balls, orange balls, and butter rum balls. They were all covered in chocolate. Us kids would sneak in the storage room, and pick at the bottoms until we found a mint! They are my favorite, and the only ones I make. I'm so greatful for my mom, my grandma, and great-grandma, and I'm sure many other grandmothers who passed these recipes down to one another. And I can't wait until I can pass them down to my children.(I also can't wait till they are old enough to stir them too :))